Lawyers are preparing to file lawsuits connected to a cluster of birth defects in Kettleman City that they blame on a hazardou...

The state Supreme Court has delayed resolution of an important tobacco litigation question, and the reason might be traced to...

A new federal lawsuit MGA Entertainment Inc. filed late Thursday seeks $3 billion from Mattel Inc. for allegedly flouting anti...

In an unusual case, an Altadena couple is suing Wells Fargo, accusing the bank and others of failing to properly disclose the ...

Hoping to crack the lucrative U.S. video game market, game development firms in China are taking a novel new approach - export...

A consumer group that works closely with the plaintiffs' bar has objected to a lawsuit's $545 million settlement agreement, al...

January saw a modest increase in legal sector jobs, but analysts say stagnant demand and economic hardship will have a lasting...

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Saunders will jump to Bingham McCutchen LLP in Santa Monica next month.

Lee Smalley Edmon, the new presiding judge of the Los Angeles County courts, has an affable demeanor. But lawyers who have dea...

Howrey LLP, reeling from a rash of partner defections, now faces claims it has a conflict representing two classes of plaintif...

Retired judge Mac Amos splits time between Hawaii and the mainland, making time for triathlons and working on cases. ...

The John M. Langston Bar Association celebrated the installation of its new president, Gilda Clift Breland of McBirney & C...

The South East District Bar Association honored Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Mario Trujillo as the Attorney of ...

Members of the Beverly Hills Bar Association gathered at the Montage hotel Wednesday night to pay tribute to former California...

California's office and industrial markets are heading for a turning point in late 2012 or early 2013, according to the Allen ...

Sutter County Superior Court Executive Officer Len L. LeTellier died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 58. ...

The Japanese movie studio that owns the rights to Godzilla has sued American Honda Motor Co. for allegedly using an unauthoriz...

A U.S. immigrant learns what it means to become a black American. By Devon W. Carbado of UCLA School of Law. ...

A moot court competition featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor drew approximately 2,000 people to the UC Berkel...

A pair of nominees for the federal bench in California won Senate Judiciary Committee approval with no opposition Thursday, bu...

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Linking a deadly 2007 car crash to a motorcycle shop in a neighboring county wasn't a cinch, but it enabled plaintiffs' lawyer...

A group of former federal prosecutors from California tell the U.S. Supreme Court that former Attorney General John D. Ashcrof...

United Airlines Inc. asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a potential class action in which blind passengers claim the...

John C. Hueston, the famed Enron prosecutor, sees the many projects he plans as this year's Orange County Bar Association pres...

A glimpse into the life of a prisoner rights lawyer. By Jane Kahn of Rosen, Bien & Galvan LLP. ...

Victorville has become the first municipality ever to be shut out of a 20-year-old federal program that provides green cards t...

A recent lawsuit by parents of students at a low-performing Compton school highlights a new legal strategy for charter school ...

A snapshot of the Constitution's 'liberty of contract' and how this right has eroded over time. By David N. Mayer. ...